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Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/-jíbʊka

This Proto-Bantu entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Bantu

Etymology

From *-jíbɪda (“to sink”) +‎ *-ʊka (reversive), where the applicative extension is replaced by the reversive extension.

Verb

*-jíbʊka [1]

  1. to rise
  2. to come out of the water

Descendants
  • Chichewa: -dzuka (“to rise, to wake up”)
  • Rwanda-Rundi: -byuka (“to wake up, to rise, to get up”)
  • Southern Bantu:
    • Nguni:
      • Phuthi: -vuka (“to wake up”)
      • Southern Ndebele: -vuka (“to wake up”)
      • Swazi: -vuka (“to wake up”)
      • Xhosa: -vuka (“to wake up”)
      • Zulu: -vuka (“to wake up”)
    • Sotho-Tswana:
      • Northern Sotho: tsoga (“to wake up”)
      • Sotho: tsoha (“to wake up”)
      • Tswana: tsoga (“to wake up”)
    • Tsonga: -pfuka (“to rise, to stand up”)
    • Venda: vuwa (“to wake up”)
  • Swahili: -ibuka (“to emerge, to resurface, to rise”)

References
  1. Entry 3397 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3
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